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Figsbury Ring is a hillfort located near Salisbury in Wiltshire, dating to the Iron Age. The monument consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a single substantial bank and ditch, which encloses an area of approximately 11 acres on the summit of a chalk downland ridge. Excavations and surveys have indicated occupation and use during the Iron Age period, though the site may have seen earlier Bronze Age activity. The hillfort commands extensive views across the surrounding landscape and represents a significant prehistoric defensive settlement in the chalk downlands of central Wiltshire.
Figsbury Ring is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005647. View the official record →
Figsbury Ring is a hillfort located near Salisbury in Wiltshire, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005647.
Figsbury Ring is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005647.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fussell's long barrow (1.4 km), Clarendon Palace (3.6 km), Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Figsbury Ring's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Figsbury Ring stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.